Pretty majorly considering they are our two best pass rushers and Jim Schwartz rarely blitzes. I expect Roethlisberger to have all day to throw on Sunday.

The thing is Tomlin probably wants to keep the ball out of Rothlisberger's hands for most of the game, until crunch time. Problem is for those 20 or so times he does chuck it, he will have a lot of time to do so

i know we are going to miss albert and kvb but i think jacob ford (bit of a beast at the moment) and jason jones can fill in alright on the line, it would certainly make our line extremely quick and tough to block we would just struggle in the run game, however willie parker will have a tough time running from and athletic line. i think we will be in better contention than people think

I think the key for us winning is definitely keeping Collins upright against that pass-rush. We've been pretty good about that this year, but it seems that we struggle a little bit more against the 3-4 which is understandable since we don't see it much.

Number one Seed! Fix that title up and include our #1 spot! Griffin was beastly and Jason Jones was even more beastly, just a straight up monster. We needed this win, and we straight took it from the Steelers. A victory to be proud about

I've been stating it all season long, and am relieved that the team backed me up. This defense has taken the next step ahead of the '07 defense. Haynesworth is no longer make or break. The secondary has become among the best in the league (especially with Griffin being the starter at FS this season), and the rest of the DL has improved - those two reasons combined are why this year's defense is much better.

I was anticipating Tony Brown to step it up at DT with Jason Jones as support, but I was mistaken as Jones exploded. I thought Dave Ball and Jacob Ford could cancel out KVB's absence, but rookie DE William Hayes made plays too. Kearse has been rock steady as well.

The thing that surprised me the most today (pleasantly) is that our defensive line didn't seem to wear down at all. Without Haynesworth and Vickerson we pretty much had just our two starters at DT. The lack of running on the Steelers part may have helped out but I won't complain.

You guys won this game the way we usually do - solid D, solid running game, and efficient QB play. No doubt you were the better team today.

Just one thing though - Fatdale White better watch out - stomping on the Terrible Towel is not only extremely disrespectful (it's not just our banner but also a tribute to a Pittsburgh icon who recently passed away) but that's just baaaad baaaad Karma!!!! Can't wait till our team sees the film of that!! He'd better hope we don't see you guys again or he's gonna be a target of some very PO'd individuals!

Outside of that it was a good game for you guys - but that was just ugly.

Thank you CDub, and while I respect what the Terrible Towel means to Pittsburgh fans and I in no way condone what LenWhale did, I'll restate that Steelers fans should in no way, shape, nor form insinuate a rematch between the two teams after today's game - let alone reveal that it takes a towel getting dirty in order for your team to compete with the Titans.

I don't mean to be rude, but I'm currently in another discussion on this matter and my tolerance is a bit short. This has nothing to do with you or your team, as I have great respect for the Pittsburgh Steelers organization.

As I said in the Week 16 Discussion thread, the profits from the Terrible Towel purchases going to a charity is not well-known public knowledge. I didn't know, and I bet many Titans players didn't know either.

Besides, it's proceeds going towards charity is irrelevant. It is not seen as the image of the charity - it's not like tearing up a pink ribbon or a LiveStrong wristband. The Terrible Towel is seen as a signature prop used by Steelers fans.

To me, it was like seeing LenDale stomp on a giant, foam finger with "Steelers #1" on it. All I know about it is that it's a trademark that Steelers fans use, most notably at Heinz Field. That's what comes to mind when I think of it. It's also fine for the Pitt fans to have brought their towels to the game in Nashville, but I do have a problem with Pitt fans getting all up in arms about this situation when it's in this context. The Titans won a huge game that they weren't expect to win at home. They were celebrating on their sideline, and roughed up a Terrible Towel in an effort to get Titans fans going. Had this game been in Pittsburgh, then yes, them ruining a Terrible Towel would have been out of line. But, since it was in our house and ya'll brought it in, then ya'll shouldn't be making as big of a deal of it as ya'll are.

To clarify any confusion, Bo Scaife was the one who stomped on the TT with Lendale at the end of the game. Not VY or Keith Bulluck as previously believed.
In other news. Snoop Dogg was at the game today.

Steelers fans should leave the towel stuff for home games anyway. Even though I believe the towel used wasn't a proper one, I think it representing a real one is good enough to get the point across - this is the Titans house, and we don't want this in here.

Really though, it's just a form of trash talk, it's not like a flag or anything. It's a sport/game, not war. I like gimmicks like this in sport but that's all it is, a gimmick. One that is kinda asking for attention really, even if it does go towards a good cause. Steelers fans should really feel more frustrated about the loss.